Practice question
A probationer meets all disclosed standards. Management nevertheless alleges nonqualification solely because it prefers replacing the worker with a relative. No just or authorized cause or different lawful basis exists. Which is correct?
- Probationary status does not authorize that arbitrary removal.
- Probation eliminates security of tenure.
- Personal preference always proves failure.
- A relative’s availability supplies a statutory cause.
- Every probationer may be dismissed without a legal basis.
Legal references
- Labor Code Articles 83, 295-296 and 301 (renumbered 280-281 and 286): https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1974/pd_442_1974.html
- Sagarino v. Toplis Solutions, Inc., G.R. No. 267379, October 15, 2025, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/oct2025/gr_267379_2025.html
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